{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 114.0104","heading":"ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.","body":"(a) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state:\n(1) to recover a civil penalty imposed under Section 114.0103; or\n(2) for injunctive relief to require compliance with this chapter.\n(b) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:\n(1) Travis County; or\n(2) a county in which any part of the violation or threatened violation occurs.\n(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and investigatory costs.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.114.htm#114.0104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"b5e317de6bef94d6265ef2d91ca6246967b4d6e0959363ccbe50c32639e92f48","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0103","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-115.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}